Dubai’s Double-skyscraper Set To Be The Longest Cantilevered Building On Earth

Dubai’s Double-skyscraper Set To Be The Longest Cantilevered Building On Earth

One Za’abeel, a double-skyscraper that adorns Dubai’s busy skyline, is set to take the title of the world’s longest cantilever building. In layman’s terms, a cantilever is a structure that sticks out horizontally beyond its vertical support, creating an overhanging section without the need for columns or supports, appearing as if it’s defying gravity.

One Za’abeel consists of two towers: a commercial tower measuring 300 meters (984 feet) tall with 68 stories and an adjacent residential tower measuring 235 meters (770 feet) tall with 59 stories.

Its defining feature is a 230-meter (754-foot) long structure linking the two towers, suspended horizontally at 100 meters (328 feet) above ground level.

According to the building’s website, the structure is “currently attempting to break the record for the Guinness World Records title for ‘Longest Cantilevered Building’ in the world.”

As per Guinness World Records, the tallest cantilevered building is New York’s Central Park Tower, a 472-meter (1,550-foot) residential skyscraper with a cantilevered section that extends 8.5 meters (228 feet). While the total height of One Za’abeel is shorter, its cantilevered section is significantly longer, sticking out for a whopping 66 meters (216 feet).

Altogether, One Za’abeel contains 26,000 square meters (279,861 square feet) of “premium” office spaces, a